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I think this is a noble outlook, but there have to be limits. For example, if I have a better reason for punching a baby than the next guy it shouldn't matter; I'm still punching babies.
Theoretically-speaking and in a broad sense, I think what your saying is perfectly logical. But it doesn't make sense to me that you would be comparing prostitution to punching babies.
"Shallow Rath" is going to show his ugly head here. Pretty Woman got a lot of conversations going about this very topic when it first appeared. There is some difference, though. Julia Roberts obviously was fairly new to the job and didn't have an extensive list of clientele.
My thought is very simple (as is my mind). If she was a street crack prostitute, I wouldn't even take the time to answer. So, I'm making an assumption that she is a step or two above.. even to the extent she may be an expensive "call girl." That being the case, my answer would have to be no.
With no foundation to base any of my opinion on, I would think that a woman like that (who gets to pick and choose her clientele) would be able to set up her "johns" for her moods. "Mike is funny" "Steve is smart" "John is wealthy" "Frank is classy" (etc. etc.). So, she has never had to develop a relationship where she has to deal (really deal) with someone's shortcomings when she didn't have to. This may have longterm effects on her mental and emotional development and ability to deal with adversity in a relationship. If she's in the mood for funny and I'm not, how easy would it be for her to resort back to her old ways and find someone who is there for those times she wants it?
With that in the back of my mind, I would be setting the relationship up for failure before it started. In light of that, the answer to would I date/marry a prostitute would have to be "no."
It would depend on what their charges were....were they street hookers or call girls/guys. j/k ....I find it hard to believe that the only thing they have left to do is sell themselves for money. I don't THINK I could date someone who was a prostitute but sometimes we may say things that we don't really know until we are put in that situation. So "how much do I owe you?" heh.....as in the other prostitue thread, some say that sex is paid for somehow wether it be by movie and dinner until they are willing to say, "yes he is worth sleeping with now," well you at least you got to know the person a little (despite that it may be all bs just to get some a**). Then you get that feeling used feeling. It sucks but don't know if you can consider that a form of prostitution because they don't have any feelings of being used.
Then you get that feeling used feeling. It sucks but don't know if you can consider that a form of prostitution because they don't have any feelings of being used.
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Theoretically-speaking and in a broad sense, I think what your saying is perfectly logical. But it doesn't make sense to me that you would be comparing prostitution to punching babies.
Before I address the above, I would like to congratulate Rathagos on a very well thought out and executed post. I'm sure your employer wishes that you would pour that kind of effort into your job.
Now, therefore:
It is the case that baby-punching and prostitution are separate and distinct, apples and oranges one might say, but my intent was to illustrate that "why" becomes immaterial beyond a certain threshold of moral turpitude. In other words, in the same way that baby-punching is baby-punching regardless of motive, whoring is whoring. There is a line that is crossed when a woman (or man) decides that circumstances permit the trade of overt sexual congress for money. Healthy people will not cross that line.
Before I address the above, I would like to congratulate Rathagos on a very well thought out and executed post. I'm sure your employer wishes that you would pour that kind of effort into your job.
I'm just kidding. I was trying to say that you write well.
If that is what you were intending.. it came across as an insult to me... maybe you should have left the part out about the employer.. which to me was not necessary... a "you write very well" would have been sufficient, instead of belittling them..
It is the case that baby-punching and prostitution are separate and distinct, apples and oranges one might say, but my intent was to illustrate that "why" becomes immaterial beyond a certain threshold of moral turpitude. In other words, in the same way that baby-punching is baby-punching regardless of motive, whoring is whoring. There is a line that is crossed when a woman (or man) decides that circumstances permit the trade of overt sexual congress for money. Healthy people will not cross that line.
I did catch your drift, but I was saying that I disagree. I'm not sure I feel the line is crossed when one has become a prostitute. I'm not sure that I'd say only unhealthy people would be prostitutes. I was inclined to feel that way in the past, but it was mostly because other people had told me I ought to feel that way.
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